MOREL v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG

No. 08-1195.

565 F.3d 20 (2009)

Carmen MOREL et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Indiano, with whom Seth A. Erbe and Indiano & Williams, P.S.C. were on brief, for appellants.

David M. Rice, with whom Troy M. Yoshino, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, Diego A. Ramos, Roberto Camara Fuertes, José L. Ramírez Coll, and Fiddler, González & Rodriguez, PSC were on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal turns on a nuanced question that lurks at the intersection of federal and state law: Does an amended complaint that changes the identity of a named defendant after the expiration of the applicable limitations period relate back to the date of the commencement of the action? The district court, after first concluding that the Puerto Rico relation-back rule controlled the analysis, answered this question in the negative and jettisoned...

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